Chapter 157 I heard that you made a lot of money? (Seeking a monthly ticket)
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Facing Ekmund's curious gaze, Matthew could only say:
"Something's wrong, there's a tree, it's mutated."
He can't say that he transformed an ordinary oak tree into a descendant of the World Tree.
This isn't magic.
Ekmund's expression was very calm:
"It is understandable that plant mutations are very common in nature. I have studied this topic before. Most plants will mutate to some extent when encountering magic. However, it is much rarer to become as big as you.
Already."
After speaking, he whispered in Matthew's ear:
"Don't let Teacher Isabel know. She once wanted a seed from the World Tree, but the Sea of Trees rejected her. Since then, she has never given the Druid Order a good look."
Matthew knew that his nonsense could not be hidden from the big boss Ekmund, so he could only show an embarrassed smile.
The wizards on the magic carpet could not hear their conversation.
I saw Ekmund and Matthew acting intimately, whispering to each other, and each of them looked at Matthew with even more reverence.
Ekmund was very considerate. He did not continue to ask questions, but handed the two bulging bags into Matthew's hands.
"This is the end of the Moon Grove project. I took them to conduct a detailed exploration of the outer space you discovered. I did obtain some materials and information. They were placed in the second bag. You can check it at any time.
In addition, I will submit a copy of the information to the alliance's record library. If you have any questions, you can compare it. Frankly speaking, these things are of little value. The Antu Empire's research on psychic energy is very backward, far behind Ji
Saman, there are some psychic gadgets in the laboratory, the most valuable of which is a psychic generator set. Just look back and see for yourself.
But my suggestion is that it is best not to invest too much energy in psychic abilities, that is not a field that a mage should indulge in."
Matthew nodded in agreement.
Recently, he also feels that his energy and time are not enough. This is not unrelated to his greedy mentality of wanting to learn something about everything he sees.
If this continues, sooner or later he will be faced with the dilemma of biting off more than he can chew.
It's time to start reducing the burden on yourself.
Psionics were originally Tu Yile's stuff.
If you really have to fight, you have to rely on the undead under your control.
See Matthew's sincere attitude.
Ekmund smiled again and said:
"As for the first bag, it contains a list of nineteen people and 380,000 gold coins. This should be a lot of money for you. In the alliance, there are many ways to spend money.
Yes, you have to be careful of consumption traps, especially Roderick’s fake factory. Not every powerful magic item is a must-buy, so you still have to choose something that suits you.”
Matthew hurriedly said:
"I won't spend money recklessly."
Ekmund smiled and said:
"Don't be nervous. I'm not stopping you from spending money. In fact, learning how to spend money correctly is also one of the required courses for mages. Let's make a bet. I think you will spend all the money within three days.
Do you think you can last longer?”
Matthew said in astonishment:
"This is absolutely impossible. I never spend money lavishly."
Ekmund said confidently:
"Then let's just bet a gold coin as a token, how about that?"
Matthew responded immediately:
"sure."
"Then, I'll leave first."
Ekmund waved to Matthew: "I wish you a happy spending time in advance!"
With that said, he returned to the magic carpet and flew towards the east with the mages with different expressions.
Matthew watched them leave.
After a while.
A trace of doubt suddenly appeared in his eyes:
"Why don't they go to the Crucible Room? Wouldn't it be faster to teleport?"
But soon his attention was attracted by the huge sum of 380,000 yuan in the first bag.
Matthew held the bag tightly, his heart pounding. With this money, plus the profit of more than 100,000 from this adventure.
His personal net worth reaches half a million gold coins!
Where has he, who has been struggling on the poverty line for a long time, seen such a battle?
Matthew was so happy that he almost fainted.
"If all five hundred thousand gold coins were used to buy oak seeds, how many trees could be planted?"
He tried his best to imagine, but he couldn't bring the whole forest to his mind.
"You must not spend all the money. You must save part of it first, at least for a few years. When you have nothing to do, even counting gold coins will make you happy. By the way, it can also make Peggy happy."
Matthew thought for a while and put the things away firmly.
As for the bet with Ekmund.
He didn't care at all.
I have always been a restrained person, but I spent 380,000 gold coins in three days?
impossible.
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"Tip: The descendants of the World Tree appeared out of thin air on the east side of Rolling Stone Town. The mages from the Seven Saints Alliance witnessed the growth of Bogarde with their own eyes.
After dawn, surrounding residents will also be attracted by the natural wonder of Burgaard.
The legend of Bogard soon spread through gossip or written reports.
Your force's legend level +1 (Seven Saints Alliance).
Bogard's regional legend is +1 (Southern Land)."
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Come back to your senses.
Matthew also knew that Bogarde’s unexpected birth could not be concealed.
Tomorrow morning he would probably have to discuss with Rhaegar and the others how to inform the residents of Rolling Stone Town about Burgard's origins to avoid causing potential panic.
After the gold is issued.
Of course Matthew couldn't stop.
Due to the restriction that a plant can only be strengthened ten times a year.
Matthew directed at Bogaard and strengthened him for nine consecutive times!
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"Tip: Bogard, as a descendant of the World Tree, needs more strengthening power to obtain the keyword.
The strengthening is successful, and your Oak Bogard has obtained the following three keywords.
Sunlight Sharing (Blue): When the sunlight shines on Bogard's canopy, only a small part of it remains in Bogard's body.
The remaining sunlight will penetrate directly through the green leaves and reach the space under the canopy.
Bogarde can freely adjust the proportion of sunlight distribution.
When your own needs are met.
He can even make the sun shine 100% under the original shade of the tree.
He is happy to share the sun's gifts with other trees.
Power of the Sea of Trees (Purple): Bogard further communicates with the Sea of Trees in all realms, and he will directly absorb part of the elements and nutrients from the Sea of Trees. This move will greatly reduce the pressure on this land to support Bogard.
at the same time.
The power of the sea of trees emanating from Bogard will promote the growth of other plants.
Your forest will have a greater chance of receiving blessings from the sea of trees.
Son of Nature (Ash): Bogard is the symbol of the World Tree in the south. As his reputation gradually spreads, he may attract some nature lovers to come for pilgrimage, but he will encounter the Blighter, the Warlock, the Demonic Spawn, and the Abyss.
The possibility of attack by evil creatures such as living creatures, outer evil spirits, remnants of dusk creation, etc. will also be greatly increased."
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"Nature's Son" is actually gray.
It can be seen that a false name is of little use and in most cases is a burden.
But Matthew didn't really care.
He often deals with blighters, warlocks and the like, and it doesn't matter if there are more. Necromancers occasionally lack materials anyway.
"Sharing Sunshine" and "Power of Sea of Trees" are quite practical.
Matthew was originally worried about whether Bogaard's appearance would encroach on the development space of other oak trees.
Now, this problem is perfectly solved.
Except for the trees closest to Bogaard, which had to be transplanted because they were squeezed by its huge trunk, the other trees will be almost unaffected.
In general.
Bogarde's emergence is definitely a good thing from a long-term perspective.
Not to mention anything else, just a "Sea of Trees Link" can greatly improve the defense capabilities of the oak forest.
As for the challenges that may be faced in the short term.
Matthew is also confident in handling it.
"We just have to make up a reasonable story to dispel the residents' doubts about Bogaard, and at the same time, it's best not to have too many curious people come to visit."
Matthew scratched his head.
He did not forget that directly below Bogard was his own cemetery.
The earth is full of vibrant nature.
The underground is a well-ordered negative energy plane.
My idea has initially become a reality.
This made Matthew both satisfied and worried.
What’s worrying is——
From the moment Bogard appeared, he felt the changes in the energy field.
The previous balance of elements in the earth was broken.
There is a vague tendency to conflict between the descendants of the World Tree and the cemetery ceremony site.
This tendency is not yet obvious.
But as time goes by, sparks will inevitably collide between the two fields.
That’s when you really test yourself!
"I have to find a way to reconcile the two major areas. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to get into the balanced area on my own. Do I have to use "mediation" as the main element?"
Looking at the vigorously growing descendants of the World Tree.
I also felt the cheerful negative energy flowing in the cemetery.
Matthew only felt that the burden on his shoulders became heavier.
He still has a lot of work to complete.
The most important of them all.
It is necessary to enter the "balanced" field as soon as possible!
And just as Matthew was planning his future.
A tall, ghostly shadow suddenly appeared next to him.
Matthew asked in surprise:
"Paige? What are you doing?"
The tauren skeleton said nervously:
"I have something to ask you, Matthew."
"If you go to the cemetery to talk, I'm afraid there will be ears through the trees here."
Matthew followed her to the cemetery.
As the owner of the cemetery, he blocked the ceremony site, and then asked Peggy in a funny way:
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Peggy said seriously:
"There's something wrong with that white-robed mage who just talked to you!"
Matthew was stunned for a moment:
"You mean Ekmund?"
Peggy nodded:
"The night before yesterday, when I was inspecting the local customs of Rolling Stone Town, I accidentally discovered that man in white robe sneaking out of Ronan's house!"
"You know there is no one in Ronan's family, right?"
"He must have gone to steal something!"
"Don't look at him smiling at you, I don't think he is a good person!"
Matthew frowned.
Ronan's house has indeed been unoccupied for a long time.
Ever since he was imprisoned in the star realm, Matthew was the only resident left in the entire mage area.
It stands to reason that Eckmund could not have gone to Ronan's house for the purpose of visiting.
If what Paige saw was true.
Things are a bit hard to tell.
At that moment, Matthew's expression changed rapidly several times, and the next moment he returned to normal, and then said to Peggy with a smile:
"If that white-robed mage is here to give us money, is he a good person or a bad person?"
Peggy crossed her arms and said, "I won't accept bribes."
"It depends on how much money he sends."
Matthew smiled and said:
"He gave me ten thousand gold coins."
"Didn't you tell me last time that you wanted to know how much ten thousand gold coins were? I can satisfy you now."
"As for what you just said, just forget about it."
Said.
He took out ten thousand gold coins from the small bag and scattered them on the ground.
See this scene.
Paige's soul fire almost flew out of the skull!
She threw herself on the ground like crazy, counting the money and shouting happily:
"I take back what I just said, that white-robed mage is a good man!"
"Matthew, you must thank him!"
"Is he your boss in the alliance? You have to work hard with him! Hmm, the taste of gold coins is delicious..."
See Peggy rolling in the pile of gold coins with great joy.
A relieved smile also appeared on Matthew's face.
But very quickly.
The smile disappeared.
Although Matthew hopes that Peggy will forget about Ekmund.
But he couldn't forget it himself.
He thought about it carefully.
It was discovered that Ekmund’s series of actions were indeed suspicious——
First, when they first met, he wanted to give him a silver bell because he wanted to monitor Isabel's condition.
But from Matthew's point of view, this bell is completely unnecessary.
It is impossible for Ekmund's wisdom not to see this.
Secondly, as the chief mage, Ekmond should have a lot of things to do. This time he would come to Rolling Stone Town to support himself. This is an incredible thing in itself.
Under normal circumstances, neither the Traces of the Dead nor projects in the outer planes would cause Ekmund to worry so much.
This also cannot be Isabel's fault.
Others may think Matthew has a bright future because of his A1 title and relationship with Isabel.
But who is Ekmund?
He is the eighth man in the league!
It is reasonable for him to show appropriate kindness to Matthew, but releasing him to this extent is somewhat inconsistent with his status.
Third, the head-on conflict between Matthew and the red dragon Kusulus seemed to be guided by Ekmund.
Although what happened here can be explained by Ekmund's words.
But Matthew always felt something was wrong.
"If the purpose of his coming to Rolling Stone is to sneak into Ronan's house, then it would make sense."
"Coming here to support me is just a pretense."
Matthew's head started to hurt.
He didn't forget it.
There is also a person in the alliance who is suspected to be the person behind the scenes who Blinken works for.
If that person is Ekmund...
Matthew didn't dare to think about it anymore.
The more he got to know the alliance, the more he felt that the Seven Saints were not very clean either.
There is no reason for Ekmund to be an exception.
Legendary mages are very busy, and there must be a deeper logical support behind every action they take.
"Perhaps Ekmund's love for gossip is just a personality he deliberately created."
"The real purpose is to collect intelligence to achieve some ulterior motives."
Once you accept the setting that Ekmund is the mastermind behind this.
Matthew found that many things made sense.
This suspicion made him nervous.
But very quickly.
Matthew let out a long breath:
"Even if Blinken is Ekmund's black glove, and even if Ekmond comes here to steal something from Ronan, there is no irreconcilable conflict between him and me."
"He still gave me a lot of positive suggestions and tips, and the goodwill he released is most likely not all false."
"This shows that I still have certain use value for him."
There is use value.
can survive.
You can win space for development.
Besides, Blinken is still alive, and he is still favored by Isabel. Even if Ekmund wants to kill everyone who knows his dirty information, it is not his turn yet.
"There's no way to do it if you really want to, that's a high-ranking legend..."
Matthew smiled bitterly and rubbed his sore temples.
not far away.
The zombies line up to drink spring water in an orderly manner.
The skeletons were walking in goose steps under the leadership of A Bing, but their hips were obviously twisted too much.
Peggy is still rolling in gold coins.
The cemetery was quiet and peaceful.
Matthew, however, misses the days when Master Ronan was still there as never before.
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Oak Grove North.
Centaur Obest looked at the giant tree rising into the sky with complicated eyes.
He didn't understand why such a natural wonder appeared in the oak forest behind him as soon as he left.
Those are the descendants of the World Tree.
His heart was filled with annoyance.
He originally planned to leave here and head north to find woods more suitable for him to live in.
But this time.
All four of his hooves could no longer move.
"But I can't go back."
"How could I have the nerve to go back after saying that to him?"
Obest turned his head.
The centaur's pride did not allow him to bow to the necromancer.
He stretched out his hooves with all his strength and ran towards the north. He ran for several minutes before he ran more than ten meters.
After a while.
Obest couldn't help it and looked back at the giant tree.
Just at this moment.
A green space-time gap appeared in front of him.
Obest is no stranger to this.
That is the portal from the sea of trees.
quickly.
A light fairy that was larger than its kind jumped out from inside.
"Good evening, Obest!"
"Little Pineapple says hello to you on behalf of everyone!"
"As we agreed before, I came over to see how you are doing.
Everyone's current situation is not good. After the failure of that internal fight, we lost the recognition of the sea of trees, and it is difficult to move there. We must find a new home to have a chance to reproduce.
Several other pioneers failed to bring back good news.
It seems that this mission falls on my little pineapple!
I believe in you Obest.
You have always been the best among the centaurs.
I believe you can help us all find a new home."
The fairy of light named Little Pineapple chattered a lot.
suddenly.
It saw the World Tree rising from the ground.
Little Pineapple said happily:
"Obest, my God, you have found the descendants of the World Tree!"
Obest originally wanted to say that it was not our world tree, and I had been driven away by the owner of that forest.
You can feel the ecstatic mood of the little pineapple.
He couldn't bear to tell it this cruel fact.
"You are really our hero, will this be our new home?"
Little Pineapple asked hopefully.
Obest opened his mouth and could only answer bravely:
"It should be... I'm still working hard."
Little Pineapple said happily:
"I knew I was the lucky little pineapple! I can't wait to tell everyone the news."
"Come on Obest, when you settle down, everyone will come to join you!"
Said.
It happily disappeared into the crack.
Only Obest was left standing there stupidly.
Looking at the giant tree rising into the sky.
His eyes became determined.
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The next day, the Crucible Room, the Magic Classroom.
After the last theoretical class.
Matthew and Margaret are talking.
“Blinken’s relationship with Ekmond?”
"Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Margaret asked in surprise.
Matthew showed a gossipy smile:
"I heard some very interesting rumors, and I just wanted to verify if they were true."
Margaret snorted:
"It's true. For a period of time, the two of them stayed together every day. Ekmund regarded Blinken as his darling, and summoned him from time to time. I didn't even have a chance to see my boyfriend. So I changed him to
Became an ex-boyfriend."
"However, some time before Blinken defected, their relationship seemed to have deteriorated sharply. Some people heard that Lord Ekmund, who had never cursed people, loudly cursed Blinken in the laboratory and called him a bastard. But nothing happened between the two afterwards.
. Blinken left shortly after."
Someone who never curses suddenly suddenly curses loudly?
Matthew had an idea in his mind and stopped asking any more questions.
He wanted to change the subject.
But the next moment.
Margaret asked enthusiastically:
"I heard that you made a lot of money recently?"
"Someone wants to find you."
Matthew immediately said warily:
"No investment, no support, no borrowing."
Margaret snorted coldly:
"I knew you were stingy, but don't worry, the person looking for you is not me, but my mentor - Ms. Suriel, one of the three great magicians in the alliance."
"She specifically told me that after today's class is over, if you are free, she hopes to see you."